In laravel 4 i just used a function
$varbl = App::make(\"ControllerName\")->FunctionName($params);
to call a controller function from a
Just try this in your view :
{{ ControllerName::Functionname($params); }}
OR
Refer this : http://laravel.io/forum/03-06-2014-what-is-the-proper-way-to-call-controllers-from-the-view?page=1